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Speaking from Waitrose & Partners headquarters in the United Kingdom, Melissa Tillotson, Aquaculture & Fisheries Manager talks about the Waitrose commitment to responsibly sourced seafood and why Waitrose are signatories to the World Economic Forum’s Tuna...

Arguably the global leader in luxury retail, Harrods becomes the latest partner in the Global Tuna Alliance, an independent group of retailers and tuna supply chain companies, who are committed to implementing the objectives laid out in the World Economic Forum’s Tuna...

Sri Lankan tuna processing plant Tropic Sri Lanka becomes the latest, and first non-European, partner in the Global Tuna Alliance, an independent group of retailers and tuna supply chain companies, who are committed to implementing the objectives laid out in the World...

A new report shows that significant progress is being made in meeting commitments agreed by signatories to the Tuna 2020 Traceability Declaration. The industry-led Global Tuna Alliance is spearheading efforts to support companies in turning those commitments into...

New blog from GTA on IUU fishing and the Tuna 2020 Traceability Declaration is published by the World Economic Forum.

Proposals are sought from suitably qualified and experienced consultant(s) or consultancy firm(s) to develop management advice for Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna that would rebuild the stock in two generations. This advice will be used by the Global Tuna Alliance in our...

Yellowfin tuna from the Indian Ocean is currently sold by most major supermarkets in the Global Tuna Alliance. Responsible retailers have sought to influence best practice through our supply chains at a fishery level, as well as advocating for the adoption of...

The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) is responsible for the effective long-term conservation management of highly migratory fish stocks, including tunas and sharks, in the western and central Pacific Ocean. At their annual meeting in Papua New...

The 26th meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), the body responsible for the conservation and management of tunas, sharks, and other highly migratory species in the Atlantic Ocean, concluded in Palma de Mallorca late...

The Global Tuna Alliance and Tuna Protection Alliance Jointly Call for Action at ICCAT. The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) is responsible for the conservation and management of tunas, sharks, and other highly migratory species...

To be read out at the Regional IOTC meeting week of 17th June 2019. “The following statement is endorsed by the following processors and retailers, representing almost 100% of the chilled yellowfin tuna being sold in UK retailers. Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Marks and...

Max Hall, Public Engagement, World Economic Forum, +41 79 329 3500, mhal@weforum.org Global Tuna Alliance is an independent group of retailers and supply-chain companies setting out to eradicate illegal fishing from the tuna sector and step up social and...

Morrisons, the fourth largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom, becomes the latest partner in the Global Tuna Alliance, an independent group of retailers and tuna supply chain companies, who are committed to supporting improvement in the management of...

Lovering Foods Ltd. Partners with Global Tuna Alliance UK-based importer and distributor Lovering Foods Ltd. becomes the latest partner in the Global Tuna Alliance, an independent group of retailers and tuna supply chain companies, who are committed to implementing...

The Global Tuna Alliance and Tuna Protection Alliance Jointly Call for Action at ICCAT The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) is responsible for the conservation and management of tunas, sharks, and other highly migratory species...

The Global Tuna Alliance, an independent group of retailers and tuna supply chain companies, was established in 2019. The Global Tuna Alliance actively engages with RFMOs and their member countries to ensure that tuna ultimately meets the highest standards of...